Table 2.
Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQOL) Outcomes and Demographic Characteristics of Individuals With and Without a History of Cancer
| Individuals With History of Cancer (N=3,610) | Individuals Without History of Cancer (N=59,539) | P Value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HRQOL, Mean (S3) | |||||
| SF-6D | 0.737 (0.002) | 0.806 (0.001) | <.001 | ||
| Physical component summary | 43.0 (0.23) | 50.1 (0.08) | <.001 | ||
| Mental component summary | 50.1 (0.21) | 51.3 (0.06) | <.001 | ||
| Characteristics | n | Weighted % | n | Weighted % | |
| Age | <.001 | ||||
| 18–29 | 134 | 3.7 | 14,005 | 22.8 | |
| 30–34 | 104 | 2.9 | 5,879 | 9.1 | |
| 35–39 | 133 | 3.7 | 5,858 | 9.2 | |
| 40–44 | 180 | 5.0 | 5,631 | 9.1 | |
| 45–49 | 245 | 6.8 | 5,819 | 9.4 | |
| 50–54 | 305 | 8.4 | 5,624 | 9.8 | |
| 55–59 | 367 | 10.2 | 4,854 | 8.7 | |
| 60–64 | 452 | 12.5 | 3,856 | 7.1 | |
| 65–69 | 463 | 12.8 | 2,837 | 5.1 | |
| 70–74 | 382 | 10.6 | 1,931 | 3.5 | |
| 75–79 | 335 | 9.3 | 1,387 | 2.6 | |
| ≥80 | 510 | 14.1 | 1,858 | 3.6 | |
| Sex | <.001 | ||||
| Male | 1,240 | 37.7 | 27,604 | 46.4 | |
| Female | 2,065 | 62.3 | 31,935 | 53.6 | |
| Race/ethnicity | <.001 | ||||
| White | 2,474 | 68.5 | 26,644 | 44.8 | |
| Hispanic | 392 | 10.9 | 15,730 | 26.4 | |
| Black | 563 | 15.6 | 11,472 | 19.3 | |
| Others | 181 | 5.0 | 5,693 | 9.6 | |
| Year of education | .008 | ||||
| <12 | 668 | 18.5 | 12,823 | 21.5 | |
| 12 | 1,165 | 32.3 | 18,771 | 31.5 | |
| >12 | 1,777 | 49.2 | 27,945 | 46.9 | |
| Marriage status | <.001 | ||||
| Married | 1,941 | 53.8 | 30,414 | 51.1 | |
| Widowed | 570 | 15.8 | 3,099 | 5.2 | |
| Divorced/separated | 720 | 20.0 | 8,224 | 13.8 | |
| Never married | 379 | 10.5 | 17,802 | 29.9 | |
| Income level | <.001 | ||||
| Poor | 578 | 16.0 | 10,603 | 17.8 | |
| Near poor | 250 | 6.9 | 3,611 | 6.1 | |
| Low income | 540 | 15.0 | 9,695 | 16.3 | |
| Middle income | 1,034 | 28.6 | 18,065 | 30.3 | |
| High income | 1,208 | 33.5 | 17,565 | 29.5 | |
| Insurance coverage | <.001 | ||||
| Any private | 2,131 | 59.0 | 34,886 | 58.6 | |
| Public only | 1,217 | 33.7 | 11,876 | 19.9 | |
| Uninsured | 262 | 7.3 | 12,777 | 21.5 | |
| MSA | .008 | ||||
| Non-MSA | 638 | 17.7 | 7933 | 13.3 | |
| MSA | 2,962 | 82.3 | 51,606 | 86.7 | |
| Region | .512 | ||||
| Northwest | 552 | 15.3 | 9,343 | 15.7 | |
| Midwest | 834 | 23.1 | 11,568 | 19.4 | |
| South | 1,388 | 38.4 | 22,740 | 38.2 | |
| West | 836 | 23.2 | 15,888 | 26.7 | |
| Comorbidity | |||||
| Hypertension | 2,036 | 56.4 | 18,326 | 30.8 | <.001 |
| Heart disease | 1,069 | 29.6 | 6,890 | 11.6 | <.001 |
| Stroke | 325 | 9.0 | 1,833 | 3.1 | <.001 |
| Lung disease | 243 | 6.7 | 999 | 1.8 | <.001 |
| Diabetes | 694 | 19.2 | 5,630 | 9.5 | <.001 |
| Arthritis | 1,802 | 49.9 | 12,968 | 21.8 | <.001 |
| Asthma | 474 | 13.1 | 5,217 | 8.8 | <.001 |
| Impaired vision or blind | 106 | 2.9 | 782 | 1.3 | <.001 |
| Impaired hearing or deaf | 71 | 2.0 | 332 | 0.6 | <.001 |
MSA: Metropolitan statistical area.